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HEALTHDIGEST- A Registered Dietician-Nutritionist, Cynthia Onyekwere, says though the body needs protein to help build muscle, repair tissue, and fight infection, too much intake of it can...

National Hospital Unveils 50 Bed-Space Cancer Centre National Hospital Abuja has said it has upgraded to a 500-bed hospital with its new 50 bed-space cancer centre. The chief medical...

NBSC Boss encourages blood donation ahead of World Blood Donor Day Dr Omale Amedu, Acting Director-General, the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC), has urged Nigerians to regularly donate...

UNTH: Patients’ relatives to sign comportment forms at hospital Relatives who want their sick persons to be admitted into the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu State,...

NTBLCP: Stigma drives global burden of tuberculosis The National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) says Nigerians infected with Tuberculosis (TB) have rights and those rights...

NGO set to Prevent Maternal Mortality through Antenatal Care  One78 is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) with a determined objective of enlightening and empowering underprivileged women and vulnerable female...

Pentazocine Injection: NDLEA Decries Abuse By Youths     In Borno State, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is bemoaning the “high abuse of pentazocine injection among youths in...

Food-Borne Diseases: Nigeria’s Productivity Loss At $7bn     According to Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, Nigeria’s productivity loss from food-borne diseases amounts to $7 billion which is...

Innovative HealthTech Webinar To Be Organised By NHEA     On the 14th of June, 2022, selected HealthTech startups will pitch to investors at the maiden edition of the Nigerian...

LBS, Nestlé task journalists on improved reportage on health, others The Lagos Business School (LBS) and Nestlé Nigeria Ltd have tasked journalists on improved reportage on nutrition, health...